Analysis
NAICS 62421 is the 2022 NAICS industry for community food services, part of 6242 (Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services).
It has only one more detailed code, 624210, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 5,112 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 51,810 people at an average annual payroll of $44,860 per employee (13th percentile of national industries). 56% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment rose 24%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 3 codes at this level within Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services, with 32% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 624210.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.